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Vol. 03 Num. 4

Photo: Courtesy of Delaware Archives/History of Milford Collection

The Blizzard of 1888: The Great

Hurricane

By Sandie Gerken

This years winter snowstorms, with major

accumulations to our north, have made us
weary. We might gain some perspective by
comparing 2015s snows to the most paralyzing blizzard of the 19th century.

March 11, 1888 March 14, 1888

A devastating winter storm, dubbed the Great
White Hurricane came as a great surprise to the
Eastern Seaboard. Weather had been unseasonably warm with the temperature hovering around
50 degrees. But, on Sunday evening, March 11,
1888, a steady rain began and turned to freezing sleet and snow as temperatures plummeted
throughout the night. By Monday morning,

March 12, a blizzard with hurricane force winds

had burst into full fury along the mid-Atlantic
coast. This became a perfect storm, resulting
from a cold, fast-moving low pressure system
from the west colliding with a warm, moist storm
moving up the coast from the Carolinas. Like a
noreaster, the relentless storm lasted three days!
In the late 19th century, we had yet to have the
science and technology we have today to predict
storms. The only warning system might well have
been expert seamen, who noted the increasing
heavy seas and winds. At the Delaware Breakwater, sailing ships, schooners, steamships, and
barks all laden with cargo began to seek proteccontinued on page 2

TOPS: The Outreach Program for Soccer

TOPSoccer Coach Howard Gerken: Coaching Straight from the Heart

The Gerkens: Creating A True
Comfort Zone for TOPS Players
Since the Fall 2005, Howard Gerken, Certified TOPSoccer Coach, has been dedicated
to his TOPSoccer players. Howard and his
wife, Sandie (also a TOPSoccer Certified
Coach) started their involvement when their
grandson, Josh Timmons needed an outlet
for all of his energy but didnt find a place in
local soccer programs. Howard started the
TOPSoccer program at River Soccer Club
located at The River Soccer Club Complex,
32221 Gum Road, Roxana, Delaware. The
River Soccer Club is the only soccer club in
Sussex County that offers TOPSoccer.
TOPS PLAYERS are paired with a BUDDY,
(high school or middle school youth who
volunteer and are trained to be TOPSoccer buddies). Special needs kids
come to the River Soccer Clubs
TOPSoccer program from all over
Sussex County and into Maryland.
They look forward to soccer every

week. There are two sessions each year, Fall

and Spring. Some of the PLAYERS have been
with TOPSoccer, and Coach Howard since
the beginning in 2005. This is their home,
this is their team.

A Typical One Hour Soccer

Session...
A typical one hour session starts
at 12 noon... sometimes it starts on
time, sometimes not. They start
out with warm up activities with
as many of the kids that are able
to participate. Everyone has a ball.
They do some dribbling, stretching,
exercises, etc. Then each PLAYER is
paired up with a BUDDY to work
on a special skill or some type of
activity that involves the soccer ball,
a BUDDY, and the PLAYER. This year
there is a large number of young
PLAYERS. They do a lot of interacting with their BUDDY, which con-

(Left) Howard and Sandie Gerken have dedicated a large part of their
retirement years to TOPSoccer and have enriched the lives of countless
young athletes with disabilities and their BUDDIES. (Right) clockwise, 1.
Josh Timmons, 2. Matt Hayes running through the Victory Arch, and 3.
Coach Howard, Buddies (including Paige Troublefield, far right) and Players
warming up with a parachute & soccer ball.

sists of whatever the PLAYER can handle!

At the end of each one hour session they
continued on page 2

Photos: Courtesy of Sandie Gerken/Used with permission

US Youth Soccer TOPSoccer

(The Outreach Program for Soccer)
is a community-based training and
team placement program for young
athletes with disabilities, organized by
youth soccer association volunteers.
The program is designed to bring the
opportunity of learning and playing
soccer to any boy or girl, who has a
mental or physical disability. The goal
is to enable the thousands of young
athletes with disabilities to become
valued and successful members of the
US Youth Soccer family.

The Blizzard of 1888 continued from page 1

tion that night by anchoring in the Lewes
harbor to ride out the storm.
It is estimated that 40 to 50 inches of snow
blanketed the east coast from Virginia to New
England with record low temperatures, hovering around 9 daytime degrees. Sustained
winds, upwards of 45 miles per hour, created
walls of towering snowdrifts that paralyzed
major cities like Philadelphia and New York.
People were isolated in their homes, railroads
and shipping were shut down, and telegraph
poles were shatteredall literally cutting off
supplies and communications. A total of 400
deaths and damages of approximately $25
million (equivalent to over $600 M. today)
was reported. In Sussex County, digging
out as quickly as possible was a necessity for
farmers to care for livestock, for firemen, and
life-saving personnel. With no snowplows
available, we can imagine the backbreaking
struggle to shovel tunnels through snow, to
remove snow by horse and wagon. How long
would it have taken to clear paths on a farm
or streets in a town? Milford Historical Society notes show that Milford citizens reported
snow drifts over ten feet and that residents
could not travel by wagon, rail, or sail for over
a week. Milford businessmen dug a tunnel
through the snow from one side of the street
to the other. In Milford, eight people lost their
lives during the storm.
In Lewes, at the Delaware Breakwater, the
devastation was unprecedented. The harbor
with its stone breakwater was considered one
of the safest along the Atlantic Coast. Of an
estimated 50 ships having anchored there
on Sunday night, nearly every vessel was
sunk, wrecked, or adrift. These represented
only a small number of those ships lost along
the Atlantic coast due to the blizzard. At the
Breakwater, some ships were blown onto the
beach. Others broke away from their moorings and were battered to bits by surf, wind,
or collision with other vessels. Eighteen men
were found frozen to death, hanging in the

riggings of the ships where they had lashed

themselves to keep from being swept overboard and drowning.
When the surfmen from the Lewes and
Cape Henlopen Life Saving Stations braved
the storm and arrived at the Breakwater
on Monday, March 11, they found massive
destruction. In addition to the ice covered
wrecks, the the wooden Pennsylvania Railroad Old Dominion pier at Lewes Harbor
was severed in three places, having been battered by ships crashing through it . The tugs,
the Lizzie Crawford, the George G. Simpson,
and the dredging steamer, the Tamesi had
been tied to the pier. The Tamesi was totally
destroyed, having been dashed through
the pier. The Lizzie Crawford had beached
itself with ruined masts and deck. Several
crewmen of these vessels leapt to the pier
and huddled together through the snowstorm until rescued. The George G. Simpson
attempted to back away from the pier, but
was swamped by high waves and sank. An
article in the New York City newspaper, THE
SUN on March 15, 1888 contained an interview with the rescued captain of the Simpson, Handy P. Holt.** Holt reported that his
crew had been rescued by a nearby tugboat.
Holt said that when the waves were as high
as a three-story house, he abandoned ship.
He knocked himself unconscious by hitting
his head as he jumped, only regaining consciousness after his rescue. Reporting on the
devastation, he stated:
Two schooners were sunk, twenty vessels
are ashore along the beach, and twenty-five
are lying inside of the stone piles with signals
of distress flying.
The beach was littered with debris from
the wrecks. Two Delaware pilot boats, the E.W.
Tunell and the Enoch Turley were stranded
on the beach. The surfmen of the Lewes and
Cape Henlopen Lifesaving Stations were able
to brave the storm on Monday and worked
tirelessly all day to save the schooner Allie

TOPSoccer Coaches Howard & Sandie Gerken

play what they call the Big Game Everyone
can play along with their BUDDY in the big
game. The final score doesnt matter, but
everyone gets to make as many scores as
they are able to. They love to score goals!

stand and realize the importance of being

a BUDDY it forges a relationship between
the PLAYER and the BUDDY that is totally
rewarding and everlasting for both.

Dribble the ball, pass the ball,

and SCORE!

Most of the BUDDIES are high school

soccer players either for their individual high
school teams or a travel team. But what happens is, they are involved with other activities...games, proms, band, etc.... and have
other commitments and activities that they
have to attend and often cant make it to
be a Buddy for their Player, especially when
they reach their Senior year in High School.
TOPSoccer is looking for support from
other service groups in seeking BUDDIES
for their PLAYERS. TOPSoccer provides a real

The hour session builds confidence, communication, socialization skills, interaction

skills with their BUDDY and most of all, FUN.
The players develop a sense of this is our
team.
Before a buddy becomes a BUDDY they
go through a training session that teaches
them to understand and feel comfortable
with the PLAYERS and once they under-

BUDDIES Needed!

Author, Sandie Gerken lives in Dagsboro, DE. As a native Sussex Countian,

local history is one of her passions.
Retired now, she devotes her time to
genealogy research (her greatest passion since 1978), watercolor painting,
grandchildren, soccer for kids with
disabilities, books, and things creative and historical. She recently authored the book Memories of the
Clayton Theatre as a fundraiser to help the Clayton go
digital. She is now exploring her writing skills with local history articles for High Tide News.

H. Belden and crew. Ironically, this schooner was

carrying a cargo of ice
from Maine. Waves were
swamping the schooner
that was stuck aground
800 hundred yards from
shore. They were able
to save several sailors,
but many others froze
to death or drowned.
Damage to the Belden was irreparable.
After over ten hours of strenuous work on
this wreck, the lifesaving crews went on to
rescue a total of 178 sailors from wrecks in
the harbor.
Certainly by now, we have experienced
storms as furious as the Blizzard of 1888. But,
this storm was deemed the worst Atlantic
coastal snowstorm in history to that date.
Arriving with little warning, the storm paralyzed transportation, created isolation, food
shortages, panic and destroyed what minimal
means of communication and technology
available. It became the big one against
which future storms were to be compared.
It certainly emphasized the need to improve
methods of weather prediction and showed
us the power of Mother Nature and how fragile even our modern technology can be in
the face of a powerful weather event. As for
Sussex County, Delaware, this blizzard may
well be the most unforgettable, devastating
storm, second only in our memory to the
Great March Storm of 1962. Both storms
were peculiar, meterological events with the
merge of weather fronts that made them
perfect storms.
**NOTE: Captain Handy Prettyman Holt
was a Sussex County native from the Clarksville/Millville area. He was born in 1851,
married a local Sussex girl, Jennie Murray in
Philadelphia in 1877. They had 7 children,
but only 2 lived past childhood. Captain Holt
farmed chickens after his retirement from the


continued from page 1

positive opportunity for young people to

get service hours and develop relationships
that are lifelong... It is wonderful to watch the
BUDDIES and PLAYERS interact each time
they get together. And Coach Howard says
that the BUDDIES that have been involved
in the past have been outsanding in their
commitment. As they are filling out their
college applications, some of the BUDDIES
have written that being a TOPSoccer BUDDY
has been a life changing event.
River Soccer Club has many programs
for all. You can learn more about the club at
www.riversoccerclub.com.
If you would like to learn more about being
a BUDDY for a TOPSoccer PLAYER contact
Coach Howard or Sandie Gerken at 302-7326835 or email hgerken@verizon.net.

boats and died in 1944. He and most of his

family are buried in St. Georges Cemetery,
Clarksville, Delaware.
Sources: Shipwrecks, Sea Stories & Legends
of the Delaware Coast, David J. Seibold and
Charles J. Adams, c. 1989.
The Blizzard of March 1888, George M.
and Suzanne B. Hurley, Ocean City Life-Saving
Museum website, 1984.
Disaster off Lewes, Del, The Sun Newspaper, New York, New York, March 15, 1888
Shipwrecks of the 1888s Great white Hurricane, www.shipsontheshore.wordpress.
com, June 6, 2006
The Great Blizzard of 1888, www.milfordlive.com, Feb 14, 2012
Research on Holt Family, Ancestry.com

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Volume 3 Number 4 April 2015

Publisher: Layman Enterprises

Editor: Judy Layman
Contributing Writers:
Sandie Gerken, Vincent Paez, Eunice
Carpitella, Ron Ferrell

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Selbyvilles Doyles Restaurant is Honored to receive a Delaware Public Archives Historic Marker Commemorating

WOODYS SILK CITY DINER 5092

Woodys Diner and the Eastern

Shore Poultry Growers Exchange
In early 1952, poultry men on the Delmarva
Peninsula had a problem. Too many of them
were either not being paid fairly for their
chickens and sometimes they didnt get
paid at all. Growers, feed suppliers and buyers
would gather at Woodys Diner on the DuPont
Highway in Selbyville to commiserate and talk
business. One grower, I. B. Hudson, had lived in
Texas for a while and had seen how they auctioned onions there. He suggested the group
establish a poultry auction that would give
the local poultry businessmen more control
over the industry, and hold outside buyers
more accountable. Out of those diner discussions was hatched the Eastern Shore Poultry
Growers Exchange (ESPGE)and the Poultry

Submitted by M. Brandon Doyle, Michael Oates, Jeanne Covert

Auctionwhich began in mid-June of that

year, operating out of a building just north
of Woodys on the DuPont Highway. On their
first day, the ESPGE auctioned 350,000 birds,
followed by second day sales of 325,000. This
led the group to decide to operate the auction
five days a week. Enormously successful, the
Exchange furthered the growth of Delmarvas
poultry industry and operated until 1969.

Silk City Diner 5092

The dining car that is now part of our restaurant is an important historic landmark for
the town of Selbyville and all of Delaware. The
diner is one of about 1500 diners manufactured between 1926 and 1966 by the Paterson
Vehicle Company, located in Paterson, New
Jersey. These structures, which were originally

built as dining cars, were calledSink City Diners

because Paterson was known as the Silk city
because of the many weaving mills that once
produced silk there. Each Silk City Diner has a
unique number, which denotes its production
number and the year it was manufactured. Our
diners number is 5092, which means it was
the 92nd diner produced in the year 1950. The
plaque with this number is located above the
sliding door entrance located in the middle of
the diner. Originally called Woodys Diner, the
building was brought here in 1950 by Woody
Sturgis, and quickly became a popular eatery
frequented by local residents and travelers. In
1983, our family purchased the diner, renamed
it Doyles Restaurant, and added the addition
on the north side of the building. Recognizing
the importance of this piece of local history,
weve chosen to keep the diner as original as
possible, and made only a few changes to its
1950s dcor. We invite you to step back in time
and enjoy a meal in the historic atmosphere of
one of Delawares treasured landmarks.

The Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony took place

on March 21, 2015. The Doyle family purchased Woodys
Diner in 1983 and renamed it Doyles Family Restaurant.
Michael Doyle (left) and M. Brandon Doyle (right) take
pride in owning the oldest operating and best-preserved
Silk City Diner Car in Delaware.

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survey taken by the State Of Delaware and
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and the Delaware Sea Grant Program climate
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were in favor of increasing funding for more
climate change research. 70% polled were in
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ocean level change. 77% polled were in favor of
more restrictions and government involvement
on building codes in or near an area that could
be effected by ocean level change. 72% want
immediate action for sea level raise. 53% have
experienced climate change and 28% have
experienced sea level rise.
I guess Ive been lucky so far. I have not experienced any sea level rise or climate change yet.
I am not sure who the 1508 Delaware residents
that were polled were but I was surprised to
learn that 7 out of 10 Delaware residents would
be in favor of spending more taxes on anything,
let alone spending more taxes on global warming and sea level change research.
Wouldnt it be great to receive a state grant
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tape measure. Place your chair in the same spot
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to water and take notes. Do this every day for
the entire summer. Then put your notes in an
envelope and send to the State Of Delaware
so they can determine how much to increase
the budget of the climate change and sea level
change research debts.
I continue to hear that the global warming
debate is over. Then why is more research
needed? I will know when the ocean is rising
when ocean front property starts losing value.
I will know when the earth is getting warmer
when I can have a palm tree outside in my yard
all year in Sussex County. The predictions about
the ocean level rise and earths temperature rise
is so small that you or your grandchildren or their
children could never notice.
This is why their survey that concludes that
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patients recover from illness and injury,
surgery and stroke. PHCs practice includes
skilled nursing and medical social work;
physical, occupational and speech therapy;
and certified nursing assistants and home
health aides.
Congratulations have begun pouring in
to Peninsula from local, state and Federal
sources. To start the week, Tuesday, March
3 will be proclaimed Peninsula Home Care
Day in Wicomico County by the Wicomico
County Council. On Tuesday, March 10,
Peninsula Home Care will receive 30th
Anniversary proclamations from the Sussex
and Somerset County Councils. Additional
announcements will be made as further
recognitions are received.

Peninsulahomecare.com:
A Gift to the Community
In recognition of the milestone, Peninsula
has completely renovated its website (www.
peninsulahomecare.com). The site provides
access to healthcare resources, educational
materials and the full scope of skilled services provided by Peninsula Home Care.
The new
Live Well section is
packed with resources and information
for patients, caregivers, physicians and medical practices.
Content
includes
i n fo r m a -

tion, checklists and resources on a wide
range of topics, from cancer to heart conditions, immunizations for the elderly to
stroke awareness. A new calendar showcases
health fairs, seminars for seniors and other
health-related activities on the peninsula.
As we developed the website it was
exciting to review the scope of services
we provide and continue to expand to
our patients on Delmarva, said Robyn
Coughenour, Interim Director and Director of Clinical Operations for PHC in Delaware. It really put things into perspective
because it offered an opportunity to look
back at our successes and plan ahead for
the years to come.
Peninsulahomecare.com also offers
information about the company, its team
of leaders, new technologies, insight on
state (DE and MD) health systems, Medicare and insurance. Visitors will also find
resources for physicians and caregivers
and employment opportunities within
the company. Numerous testimonials,
from patients, staff and caregivers attest
the companys impact on the health of the
community they serve.

Regional Medical Center. The program,

free to seniors ages 65 and older, adds an
additional level of care by serving as a liaison between healthcare, social services/
resources and the community.
2014 - Introduced Saebo Neurological
Orthotic Devices to Delmarva. The devices help reprogram the brain after a stroke
or traumatic brain injury to help patients
recover their health more quickly and to
recover more control over their lives.
2012 Became the first home care on
the Lower Eastern Shore to offer in-home
chemotherapy treatment for breast and
colon cancer.
2010 - Launched the regions first Point of
Care electronic medical records program
for home care, allowing all professionals
working with a patient to update records
in real time.
2010 Introduced the areas first home
care-based e-STIM physical therapy program, offering electronic muscle stimulation to help with pain prevention and
mitigation, muscle spasm relaxation and

start-up had a single office and a handful of

staff. Known for its homegrown approach
of neighbor serving neighbor, AVNA was
purchased by Peninsula Regional Medical
Center (PRMC) in 1999. After assimilating
the business, PRMC sought a partner that
could lead home health care in the new
millennium. In 2004, PHC became a joint
venture between Peninsula Regional Medical Center (PRMC) and CHMG Solutions of
North Carolina.
Carol West, vice president of Home
Health for CHMG recalls that from the
beginning there was something special
about the people of PHC. Everyone was
dedicated to remaining on the cutting
edge of home health care without losing
our commitment to providing highly personalized service. Its been a unique and
satisfying partnership.

About Peninsula Home Care

Peninsula Home Care ensures that all
patients are involved in their plan of care
and strives to give them every opportu-

Firsts in Home Care

PHCs approach to home care blends
locally based, highly personalized care with a
commitment to bringing cutting edge technology to Delmarva. This hi-tech/hi-touch
strategy has resulted in PHC being the first
to bring many advances to the region.
During the last five years, PHC has been
the first to introduce several techniques and
services to in-home care across the region:
2014 Became the first in the State of
Maryland to offer in-home Wound Care
e-STIM (electronic stimulation), a process
that helps chronic wounds heal up to
40% faster than with traditional wound
care alone.
2014 Launched the Maryland Eastern
Shores first Community Health Workers
program in partnership with Peninsula

PHC receiving a proclamation from Sussex County Council in recognition of their 30th Anniversary. From left to right:
Robyn Coughenour, Peninsula Home Care Director of Clinical Operations and Acting Delaware Branch Director is
presented a proclamation recognizing PHCs 30th Anniversary by Michael Vincent, President of Sussex County Council.

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PHC has two offices in Maryland (Salisbury and Ocean Pines) and one in Delaware
(Seaford.) The company employs 50 people
on staff in Maryland and 21 employees in
Delaware.
That in stark contrast to when the company began 30 years ago as Atlantic Visiting Nurses Association (AVNA). The small

nity to maintain their independence in the

home. The agency has served more than
42,000 patients on Delmarva and has been
named to the Home Health Care Elite
three times in six years. For more information, visit www.peninsulahomecare.com.
The new Peninsula Home Care website
was written and designed by a team from
a.s.a.p.r. integrated marketing, Two Rider
Design and Spotlight Web, all of Salisbury,
MD.
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By Eunice Carpitella

By Vincent Paez
As many of my readers know, I have
resided in West Palm Beach, Florida and
own property in Ocean City, MD. Very
recently, the corporation for which I work
asked (dare I say, strongly requested) me
to move to Massachusetts to work in the
home office. As a good (dare I say, a great)
corporate citizen, I complied and moved
to Massachusetts around Thanksgiving.
In the first several weeks, the weather
was delightful with sunshine and temperatures of about sixty-five degrees
every day. Until the third week hit, and all
heck broke loose. The polar vortex easily
found Boston in its cross hairs, and the
snow started to falland falland fall.
Author, Vincent
Paez is a chemist
and international
businessman. He has
a B.S. in Chemistry
from Stony Brook
University and
an M.B.A. from UCLA. He speaks five
languages and has lived/worked on
four continents for three Fortune 500
companies. He is also a passionate
musician and loves the music scene,
especially in the Ocean City area. He lives
in Massachusetts and spends much time
in Ocean City. He has two sons attending
Florida State University. ... Go Noles!

Never had I seen so much snow fall at

one time. At first, I thought it was just me,
being from Florida. I thought perhaps I
was the Southern wimp, who couldnt
take a good New England winter. But no.
Every New Englander I met expressed the
same amazement at the amount of snow.
Ladies and gentlemen, this year was one
for the record books.
So, what are some of the amazing
things about a historical record snow
year? Well, for starters, the plowers dont
know where to put all the snow. What an
amusing site to see a plow truck driver
in the middle of a parking lot get out of
his truck and scratch his head wondering where the heck he is going to put
the snow. The city of Boston decided
to truck the snow to the harbor (pronounced hah-bah) and dump it in the
bay. That sparked a round of fear of dangerous chemicals polluting the harbor.
However, there was no other option, as
all of New England was piled high and
deep in snow. It just didnt make economic sense to truck the snow all the way
down to Florida. Many car owners try to
save their parking spaces in the street by
putting old lawn chairs or large garbage
bins in the spot to prevent anyone else
from parking in the spot. Street space
truly becomes a premium as most of it is
taken up by Mother Natures snow.
Other interesting dynamics take place
in such long periods of record snowfalls.

Tensions rise and peoples patience wears

thin. Out of necessity, some people need
to throw their snow in their neighbors
yards, and that has induced neighbors
to violently turn on each other. Two-way
streets become one-way streets, inviting
accidents and road rage. Oftentimes, stop
signs are covered in snow, and its difficult
to understand the traffic pattern and who
has the right of way.
The biggest tragedy as a result of so
many inches of the white stuff is the
negative effect on the local economy.
Revenues in small shops and restaurants
are at about half of what they should be
in normal winters. On the bright side, the
snow plowers have made a killing this
winter. There are stories of busy snow
plowers investing in land and new homes
in a state, where real estate prices are
already sky high. Its good to see someone benefiting from the crazy weather.
Spring is here. Hard to believe as it
snowed three inches on the first day of
Spring. Still, everyone is anxiously awaiting the warmer weather. Nobody is more
anxious than I am. I oftentimes reflect on
the good ole days at the beach in Florida
and how every day was sunny. People in
Massachusetts tell me that the summers
are fantastic in New England. They say I
should save up all my vacation time for
then. I look forward to reporting again to
give contrast to the news of wild winter
weather.

Source:
Nielsen Fall 2014 Ratings
Salisbury-Ocean City Metro
Adults 25-54, Adults 35-64
Mon-Sun. 6am- 12 AM

Dan Gaffney

Susan Monday

Jared Morris

Kelli Steele

Mark Fowser

One day when I was nine, I was walking along the

sidewalk and ran into my friend, Loretta who said, I
am sorry to hear about your grandfather. Confused,
I responded, What do you mean? My friend said,
My mom told me that your grandfather died of a
heart attack yesterday. Shocked, I dont recall what
happened next other than becoming embarrassed,
ashamed and really angry that my mom hadnt told
me and that I was seemingly the last to know. I had
lost my best friend in the whole world, pop-pop. When
I arrived at school the next day even my third grade
teacher expressed her condolences. More salt to the
wound. I thought to myself, Everyone knew except
for me.
For more than 40 years, I resented her for not telling
me. Endlessly I asked myself how she could have done
that to me. Why hadnt she told me? I concluded that
once again, it was an attempt to shelter and protect me
which eased the pain but still, I rationed, it wasnt right.
This past weekend, I received the opportunity to
rewrite the story. A friend expressed how mad he had
become at age 14 when he discovered his grandfather
had died and that his mom hadnt told him until later.
Astounded, I said me too. He said when he asked his
mom why, she claimed she couldnt bear the thought
of telling him knowing how close he and his grandfather had been.
The moral of the story is three-fold. First, give the
benefit of doubt by asking for an explanation, I never
did. I was too invested in my story. Secondly, there
is always more than one interpretation. Choose an
empowering one. Lastly, empathy rules the day. Do
your best to wonder what it must be like for the other
person. Granted, I had limited capacity for this skill
at age of 9 but as an adult, in the interest of forging
great relationships, its imperative to try to understand
anothers world. It never occurred to me that it was
too painful for my Mom in the moment. Not only was
she dealing with the loss of her father, she too could
not bear the pain of telling her daughter that she had
lost her closest ally and best friend. She did her best
to protect her children at ALL costs; doing what she
believed was the right thing.
The new story is that once upon a time my mom was
too sad and simply could not bear the pain of having
to share the worst news ever. I am sorry for your loss
Mom. I forgive you.
Lets be grateful for the ability to re-write our stories and to choose interpretations that are loving and
compassionate.
Eunice Carpitella Founder, Leadership Consultant and Executive Coach,
Transformative Dynamics, LLC.,
Fenwick Island, DE. Transformative
Dynamics develops great leaders, builds new futures and creates
extraordinary results. We partner
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Amazing Se

a Turtles

of Monica

Kolinsky Derakhshan

Sea Turtles
have been
around for
thousand
many They
s of years.
They spend
have no iPhone
of their time
most world
apps. How
in
By Vincent
do the find
are the subject tropical climates
in the ing
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their way
of the baby
of great entertain and they smarter
back? Are
sea turtles
in marine
than we know
ment internal
ney from the
and their jourparks and
zoos. Female
and
nest to the
turtles have
sextants?
propel themselv
ocean.
Do they navigatehave on the beach
sea
an uncanny
es to the sea.
late one morning I arrived the crowds
ability to return stars? I leave it to
to their birthplac
the intention
the scientists
main objective It became
with the
of reading
to answer
That absolute e to lay their own eggs. this question and
ensure that
of the day
a good book
swimmin
all the
to
ly
beautiful wonder leave myself to
marine biologist,fascinates me. Im not
the denly, g in the aqua-blue ocean. and sea. Yet, nobody turtles made it to the
of this amazing
a creature.
a bunch of
but I take great
Sud- baby
actually picked
marine to
in the marine
turtle. Everyone
interest
up
crowd around beach goers started
world around
A favorite
wanted nature a
lived in Florida
take its course
one of the
us. Having
pastime in
nests. I went
to
sea turtle
and spent
(with a little
take
Florida is
a long walk
over to see
City for many
time
Within fifteen
help).
to motion
what the comon the beach
years, I gravitate in Ocean to catch
was about
and try
lessons about
a female sea
beach populatio minutes, the entire
and saw
towards
about the
turtle in the
of laying her
n formed
size of half-dolla tiny turtles, gauntlet
turtles. Sharks dolphins, fish, and
act
a protectiv
eggs.
gling
r
for
sea
coins, strugMany of my
e
the mini creatures
Im not so
through the
have successfu
friends
crazy about.
West Palm
to the beach
sand and
lly witnesse
to get
on top of
Beach,
In
one by one.
d this glorithe sand towardsproceeding it easily
tion to Loggerh we pay special atten- ous phenomenon.
Some made
What a miraculo
down the
I have not
the water.
lucky. Most
sand to the
been
turtles, which eads and Leatherb
us
waves.
of
so
sight
breaking
the time, I
Others became
have counted
it was. I must
ack beach
come ashore
go out on
the day after
about fifty
eggs from
exhausted
and lay their
the turtles.
(VERIFY) tiny needed to rest for
March
and see the
the sea turtle
Each one
a while before and
tracks of
tinuing their
As a marine to October.
appeared
in the sand,
nest and made
conjourney. All
from the
lay person,
nest mound
the protectiv
wonder how
the baby turtles
supernatural
which surfaced
I can only
of sand left
e climb
in the world
efforts to
over the many
behind, and
on the sand
navigate their
the sea turtles yellow staked off protectiv
the sea.
the
made it to
mounds of
way back
the nest, which
e lines around hoping not to get
sand, tively Once in the waves,
to the place
their birth.
picked off
they instincmade their
were set by
ing sea gull.
The species
of at dawn.
by a passway out until
volunteers
The beach
is thousand
years old,
not see them
we could
goers made
all-out effort
s of
so they arent
anymore
Fortunately,
an many
to help the
using GPSs.
of them would . We all knew that
The people
tiny
another phase I have been witness
made pathway creatures. to lay
be back someday
to ahead
of this miracle,
their own
s in the sand
of the turtles,
eggs. And
the hatchwaved
so we all
making it
for them
easier when good-bye and yelled
to use their
out See you
tiny flippers
you come
back! Yes,
and but
it was goofy,
it was also
so much fun.

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